Russia

Slovak politicians urge calm after Fico shooting

Slovakia’s head of state and president-elect jointly called for calm in the wake of the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime…

9 months ago

Hungary China’s new friend in the EU – CET analysis

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Hungary underscores the geopolitical importance of the growing bilateral friendship. China's new investments…

10 months ago

International press assess Xi’s European visit

As Chinese President Xi completed his trip to Europe, he held a conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, with…

10 months ago

Xi’s visit sparks future Huawei, 4iG collabs

China's Huawei and Hungary's 4iG signed a letter of intent to establish a common cloud service platform for Hungarian companies…

10 months ago

Radio Free Europe banned in Russia

The Russian Justice Ministry on Tuesday, 20 February, named Radio Free Europe (RFE) as an “undesirable” organisation, effectively banning the…

1 year ago

Russia plans decade of war – Estonian intel

An Estonian intelligence report released Tuesday warns that Russia is preparing to wage war on the West for a decade,…

1 year ago

CEE trade with Germany slumped in 2023

Germany’s business with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell last year as the value of goods traded with the region’s…

1 year ago

Slovak u-turn: Fico gov’t set to allow Ukraine arms sales

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico appeared to renege on his election promise to not send “another bullet” to Ukraine on Tuesday,…

1 year ago

Fico calls Ukraine ‘frozen conflict’

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has reiterated his stance that Russia's war with Ukraine is insoluble, stoking fears that he…

1 year ago

Czechia upped to stable rating, after delinking from Russian gas

US rating agency Moody's Investors Service has increased its outlook for Czechia from negative to stable, meaning a rating deterioration…

1 year ago

Slovak PM cancels military aid to Ukraine

Incoming Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico did not waste time to state his positions on the war in Ukraine when…

1 year ago

Kallas on brink over husband’s Russia links

Pressure to resign is building on Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas amid revelations that her husband part-owns a company that…

1 year ago

Sanctions cannot bring Russia to its knees – MOL CEO

Only 6% of Ukrainian diesel imports come from Hungary, the head of Hungarian energy giant MOL said at a conference…

2 years ago

Duda lays out priorities ahead of NATO summit

Polish President Andrzej Duda outlined five key areas for action for NATO on Tuesday, after international consultations in The Hague,…

2 years ago

CEE leaders react to Russian revolt

An apparent attempted coup d'etat led by the head of a mercenary group in Russia over the weekend set off…

2 years ago

Sberbank leaves Austria, completing EU exit

Russian bank Sberbank announced its complete withdrawal from the European banking market with the sale of its remaining shares in a EU…

2 years ago

Russia-EU trade hit by invasion – Eurostat

The EU's official statistics office Eurostat details the effects of the bloc's sanctions and trade restrictions regarding Russia in the…

2 years ago

Hungary blocks EU’s Ukraine arms package after Kiev sanctions OTP bank

Hungary has vetoed EUR 500mn worth of arms funding from the EU to Ukraine, Italian media first reported on Monday,…

2 years ago

Falling energy prices hit MOL’s Q1 figures

Sharply falling energy prices are good news for the population and almost all market segments and the population alike, but…

2 years ago

Poland’s Orlen losing millions over Russian oil ban

Poland's state-controlled oil company, PKN Orlen, is facing significant losses due to the EU banning Russian crude oil. The company…

2 years ago